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Positive Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' Life Post-Prison Release, and Design of Health-Based Intervention

Reach:

QLD

Focus area:

Indigenous

Status:

Completed

Overview

The Positive Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' Life Post-Prison Release, and Design of Health-Based Intervention project was an in-kind project of the Lowitja Institute and administered by the University of Queensland. It was a qualitative research project that had a two-fold aim:

to enhance the appropriateness of a health-based intervention for Indigenous people post-prison release

this was evaluated by a longitudinal randomised-controlled trial titled Passports to Advantage: Health and Capacity Building as a Basis for Social Integration

to constitute part of a PhD research project to develop an understanding of the lived-experience of community (re)integration for Indigenous people post-prison release, and the loci of strengths drawn upon since release.

The project consisted of two phases:

phase one took place between September 2007 and September 2008, and involved completion of 12 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Indigenous people in urban Queensland locations

phase two took place until 2012, and involved further interviews conducted with Indigenous people who have experienced incarceration, as well as Elders and other community members who provide support post-release.

The research design was developed through discussions with Indigenous community members and health workers.